Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals between the Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks drew a massive audience.

And what should have been a 1-0 series lead instead landed the Knicks on the wrong side of history. They played 45 minutes of winning basketball — and still became the first team in NBA playoff history to blow a 14-point lead with under 2:50 to play in regulation or overtime.

Timothee Chalamet was not the only star in attendance at Madison Square Garden, but he was initiated into the fandom on Wednesday.

Two years ago, as Jalen Brunson emerged as an All-Star point guard for the NBA's New York Knicks, the head coach of the WNBA's Las Vegas Aces, Becky Hammon, declared on an ESPN panel, "If your best player is small,

John Pak ended the first round of the Charles Schwab Challenge atop the leaderboard, posting 7 under through his first 18 holes of the tournament. Pak started his day off right with an eagle on the 10th hole (his first of the day).

The Indiana Pacers face the New York Knicks in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals Wednesday at Madison Square Garden Wednesday.

Rebounding is a part of the battle in the paint. Indiana has struggled on the glass in the playoffs while the Robinson-led Knicks have been beasts. Indiana has to focus on keeping New York off the glass and getting easy putback buckets.

New York Knicks fever continues to spread throughout the city ahead of the team's first Eastern Conference Finals appearance in 25 years. Prior to the series getting underway, streets across the borough of Manhattan are temporarily being co-named after Knicks players to celebrate the team's playoff run.